How to sign up for NaNoWriMo

So, you've decided to take on the challenge to write a novel in just one month...

Awesome! Here's what you need to do:

1. Take a look at the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program here;
2. After October 1st (they will relaunch the website then), sign up;
3. Join the group HMS Young Writers;
4. Set your word count;
5. Download the free NaNoWriMo workbook, and do some pre-writing.

Okay, so just how do you set your word count? There are a couple of ways to do this:

1. Go here, Word-Count Goal Calculator, and type away;
2. See the chart below for suggestions. There are 3 columns, so you can choose a low, middle or high word-count goal.

6	1,200	2,000	3,000
7	2,000	3,000	5,000
8	3,000	5,000	10,000
9	5,000	10,000	17,000
10	10,000	17,000	25,000
11	17,000	25,000	35,000
12	25,000	35,000	50,000